Fashion
FASHION is a popular style or practice, especially in clothing ,
footwear , accessories , makeup , body , or furniture.
FashionFashion is a
distinctive and often constant trend in the style in which a person
dresses. It is the prevailing styles in behaviour and the newest
creations of textile designers. Because the more technical term
costume is regularly linked to the term "fashion", the use of the
former has been relegated to special senses like fancy dress or
masquerade wear, while "fashion" generally means clothing, including
the study of it. Although aspects of fashion can be feminine or
masculine, some trends are androgynous
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Fashion (other)
FASHION is the style and custom prevalent at a given time, and it
commonly refers to current clothing styles. FASHION may also refer to: *
Fashion (2008 film) , a 2008 Bollywood film
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Fashion (2015 film) , a 2015 Kannada film
*
Fashion (horse) , an American racing mare
*
Fashion (magazine) , a Canadian magazine
*
Fashion TV , a French-produced international television channel
*
FashionTelevision , a Canadian-produced program
*
FashionTelevisionChannel , a Canadian cable channel
* USS
Fashion (ID-755) , later USS Freight Lighter No. 116, later
USS YF-116, a United States Navy freight lighter in commission from
1918 to 1922In MUSIC: *
Fashion (band) , a UK new wave band* The
Fashion , a Danish indie band * The
Fashion (album) , a 2007 album by the band * "Fashion" (David Bowie song) , 1980
* "Fashion" (Hanoi Rocks song) , 2007
* "Fashion" (2009), a song by Lady Gaga from the album Confessions
of a Shopaholic: Original Soundtrack
* "Fashion!" (2013), a song by Lady Gaga from the album
Artpop SEE ALSO * All pages beginning with "Fashion" This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
FASHION.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to
point directly to the intended article
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Fashion Show
A FASHION SHOW (French _défilé de mode_) is an event put on by a
fashion designer to showcase their upcoming line of clothing during
Fashion Week .
Fashion shows debut every season, particularly the
Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter seasons. This is where the latest
fashion trends are made. The two most influential fashion weeks are
ParisFashion Week and
New York Fashion Week , which are both
semiannual events. Also, the Milan , London , Sibiu and Berlin are of
global importance. In a typical fashion show, models walk the catwalk dressed in the
clothing created by the designer. The clothing is illuminated on the
runway by the lighting. The order in which each model walks out
wearing a specific outfit is usually planned in accordance to the
statement that the designer wants to make about their collection. It
is then up to the audience to not only try to understand what the
designer is trying to say by the way the collection is being
presented, but to also visually deconstruct each outfit and try to
appreciate the detail and craftsmanship of every single piece. Occasionally, fashion shows take the form of installations, where the
models are static, standing or sitting in a constructed environment
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Clothing
CLOTHING (also known as CLOTHES and ATTIRE) is fiber and textile
material worn on the body. The wearing of clothing is mostly
restricted to human beings and is a feature of nearly all human
societies . The amount and type of clothing worn depends on body type,
social, and geographic considerations. Some clothing can be
gender-specific. Physically, clothing serves many purposes: it can serve as protection
from the elements , and can enhance safety during hazardous activities
such as hiking and cooking. It protects the wearer from rough
surfaces, rash-causing plants, insect bites, splinters, thorns and
prickles by providing a barrier between the skin and the environment.
Clothes can insulate against cold or hot conditions. Further, they can
provide a hygienic barrier, keeping infectious and toxic materials
away from the body.
Clothing also provides protection from ultraviolet
radiation . Wearing clothes is also a social norm , as being deprived
of clothing in front of others may be embarrassing , or not wearing
clothes in public to the extent that genitals , breasts or buttocks
are visible could be seen as indecent exposure
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Footwear
FOOTWEAR refers to garments worn on the feet, which originally serves
to purpose of protection against adversities of the environment,
usually regarding ground textures and temperature.
Footwear in the
manner of shoes therefore primarily serves the purpose to ease the
locomotion and prevent injuries. Secondly footwear can also be used
for fashion and adornment as well as to indicate the status or rank of
the person within a social structure . Socks and other hosiery are
typically worn additionally between the feet and other footwear for
further comfort and relief. Cultures have different customs regarding footwear. These include not
using any in some situations, usually bearing a symbolic meaning. This
can however also be imposed on specific individuals to place them at a
practical disadvantage against shod people, if they are excluded from
having footwear available or are prohibited from using any. This
usually takes place in situations of captivity, such as imprisonment
or slavery , where the groups are among other things distinctly
divided by whether or whether not footwear is being worn. In these
cases the use of footwear categorically indicates the exercise of
power as against being devoid of footwear, evidently indicating
inferiority.
Chalcolithic leather shoe; ca. 5.000 BCE
Footwear is in use since earliest human history, archeological finds
of complete shoes date back to the copper age (ca. 5.000 BCE)
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Fashion Accessory
A FASHION ACCESSORY is an item used to contribute, in a secondary
manner, to the wearer's outfit , often used to complete an outfit and
chosen to specifically complement the wearer's look. The term came
into use in the 19th century. CONTENTS * 1 Types
* 2 History
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links TYPES
Fashion accessories can be loosely categorised into two general
areas: those that are carried and those that are worn. Traditionally
carried accessories include purses and handbags , eyewear , hand fans
, parasols and umbrellas , wallets , canes , and ceremonial swords .
Accessories that are worn may include jackets , boots and shoes ,
cravats , ties , hats , bonnets , belts and suspenders , gloves ,
muffs , jewelery , watches , sashes , shawls , scarves , lanyards ,
socks , and stockings . HISTORYIn
Victorian fashion accessories such as fans, parasols and gloves
held significance for how women experienced gender, race and class. In
this era, there was a trend for women to adopt, or aspire to, a more
leisurely lifestyle. Consequently, gloves were often used by women to
cover their hands and mask any signs of lbor. Also, in the early 16th century in Italy hat badges were worn by
civilian men of a higher social status as decorative item, in
imitation of the cap badges worn by the invading military.
Hat badges
were often worn in conjunction with a decorative sword and hilt
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Makeup
COSMETICS are substances or products used to enhance or alter the
appearance or fragrance of the body. Many cosmetics are designed for
use of applying to the face and hair. They are generally mixtures of
chemical compounds ; some being derived from natural sources (such as
coconut oil ), and some being synthetics. Common cosmetics include
lipstick , mascara , eye shadow , foundation , rouge , skin cleansers
and skin lotions , shampoo , hairstyling products (gel , hair spray ,
etc.), perfume and cologne .
Cosmetics applied to the face to enhance
its appearance are often called MAKE-UP or MAKEUP. In the U.S., the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates
cosmetics, defines cosmetics as "intended to be applied to the human
body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering
the appearance without affecting the body's structure or functions".
This broad definition includes any material intended for use as a
component of a cosmetic product. The
FDA specifically excludes soap
from this category
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Human Body
The HUMAN BODY is the entire structure of a human being . It is
composed of many different types of cells that together create tissues
and subsequently organ systems . They ensure homeostasis and the
viability of the human body. It comprises a head , neck , trunk (which includes the thorax and
abdomen ), arms and hands , legs and feet . The study of the human body involves anatomy , physiology , histology
and embryology . The body varies anatomically in known ways.
Physiology focuses on the systems and organs of the human body and
their functions. Many systems and mechanisms interact in order to
maintain homeostasis , with safe levels of substances such as sugar
and oxygen in the blood. The body is studied by health professionals , physiologists,
anatomists, and by artists to assist them in their work
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Costume Party
A COSTUME PARTY (
American English ) or a FANCY DRESS PARTY (British
English ) is a type of party , common mainly in contemporary Western
culture , where guests dress up in costumes . Costumed Halloween
parties are popular in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New
Zealand. CONTENTS* 1 By country * 1.1 Australia
* 1.2 Iraq * 1.3 United Kingdom * 1.3.1 Nineteenth century
* 1.3.2 Twentieth century * 1.4
United States * 1.4.1 Nineteenth century
* 1.4.2 Twentieth century * 2 Fan costuming * 2.1 Conventions
* 2.2
Cosplay * 3 Events and themes
* 4 See also
* 5 References BY COUNTRYAUSTRALIAAustralian fancy dress parties typically follows the style of the
United States, and
Halloween costume parties have been common since
the early 1990s, even though
Halloween has not historically been a
celebrated event in Australia. Typical events for Australians that
involve dressing up are the
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras , the
staff
Christmas party and cricket matches. One of the oldest examples of fancy dress being worn in Australia is
on display at the
Western Australia Museum . It was a child's fancy
dress costume worn by Miss Rita Lloyd, aged nine, to the ‘Lord
Mayor’s Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball’ at Mansion House in
Perth on 8
January 1909
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Androgynous
ANDROGYNY is the combination of masculine and feminine
characteristics.
Gender ambiguity may be found in fashion , gender
identity , sexual identity , or sexual lifestyle . CONTENTS * 1 Etymology * 2 History * 2.1
Fashion history * 3 Symbols and iconography
* 4
Gender identity
* 5
Bem Sex-Role Inventory
* 6
Gender and behavior
* 7 Culture
* 8 Physical traits
* 9 Alternatives
* 10 Contemporary trends
* 11 See also
* 12 References
* 13 External links ETYMOLOGY
Androgyny as a noun came into use c. 1850, nominalizing the
adjective _androgynous_. The adjective use dates from the early 17th
century and is itself derived from the older French (14th Century) and
English (c. 1550) term _androgyne_. The terms are ultimately derived
from
Ancient Greek : ἀνδρόγυνος, from ἀνήρ, stem
ἀνδρ- (_anér, andr-_, meaning man) and γυνή (_gunē, gyné_,
meaning woman) through the Latin : _androgynus_, The older word form
_androgyne_ is still in use as a noun with an overlapping set of
meanings. HISTORY
Androgyny among humans – physical, psychological, and cultural –
is attested to from earliest history and across world cultures. The
ancient Greek myth of
Hermaphroditus and
Salmacis , two divinities who
fused into a single immortal – provided a frame of reference used in
Western culture for centuries
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Iran
IRAN (/ɪˈrɑːn/ (_ listen ), also /ɪˈræn/ ; Persian :
ایران‎‎ Irān_ (_ listen )), also known as PERSIA
(/ˈpɜːrʒə/ ), officially the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN (Persian :
جمهوری اسلامی ایران‎‎ Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye
Irān_ (_ listen )), is a sovereign state in
Western Asia . It is
bordered to the northwest by
Armenia , the de facto_ independent
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic , the Republic of
Azerbaijan , and the
exclave of Nakhchivan ; to the north by the
Caspian Sea ; to the
northeast by
Turkmenistan ; to the east by
Afghanistan and
Pakistan ;
to the south by the
Persian Gulf and the
Gulf of Oman ; and to the
west by
Turkey and
Iraq . With over 79.92 million inhabitants (as of
March 2017 ),
Iran is the world's 18th-most-populous country .
Comprising a land area of 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi), it is the
second-largest country in the
Middle East and the 18th-largest in the
world . It is the only country with both a
Caspian Sea and an Indian
Ocean coastline. The country's central location in
Eurasia and Western
Asia, and its proximity to the
Strait of Hormuz , give it geostrategic
importance.
Tehran is the country's capital and largest city, as well
as its leading economic and cultural center
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India
INDIA, officially the REPUBLIC OF INDIA (_Bhārat Gaṇarājya_), is
a country in
South Asia . It is the seventh-largest country by area,
the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people ), and
the most populous democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian
Ocean on the south, the
Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of
Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with
Pakistan to the
west;
China ,
Nepal , and
Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar
(Burma) and
Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean,
India is in
the vicinity of
Sri Lanka and the
Maldives . India's Andaman and
Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with
Thailand and
Indonesia . The
Indian subcontinent was home to the urban Indus Valley
Civilisation of the 3rd millennium BCE. In the following millennium,
the oldest scriptures associated with
Hinduism began to be composed.
Social stratification, based on caste , emerged in the first
millennium BCE, and
Buddhism and
Jainism arose. Early political
consolidations took place under the Maurya and Gupta empires ; the
later peninsular Middle Kingdoms influenced cultures as far as
southeast Asia
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China
CHINA, officially the PEOPLE\'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC), is a unitary
sovereign state in
East Asia and the world\'s most populous country ,
with a population of over 1.381 billion . Covering approximately 9.6
million square kilometres (3.7 million square miles), it is the
world's second-largest state by land area and third- or
fourth-largest by total area . Governed by the Communist Party of
China , it exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous
regions , four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing,
Tianjin ,
Shanghai , and
Chongqing ) and the
Special Administrative Regions Hong
Kong and
Macau , also claiming sovereignty over
Taiwan .
China is a
great power and a major regional power within Asia, and has been
characterized as a potential superpower .
China emerged as one of the world's earliest civilizations in the
fertile basin of the
Yellow River in the
North China Plain . For
millennia, China's political system was based on hereditary
monarchies, or dynasties , beginning with the semi-legendary Xia
dynasty . Since then,
China has then expanded, fractured, and
re-unified numerous times
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